Large raptors, like red-tailed hawks ... and purple finches have thick, short beaks designed for breaking open seeds with ease. The next time a bird lands at your bird feeder, grab a handy ...

The beaks of albatrosses and penguins, compared to other, “normal” beaks (examples shown of a petrel and a gull) and a bird with a tactile ... and the red struictures on the right show the ...